The 802.11 network stack in net80211/ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted length field in nested 802.3 Ethernet frames in Fast Frame packets, which results in a NULL pointer dereference
Published May 24, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.33%
Description
The 802.11 network stack in net80211/ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted length field in nested 802.3 Ethernet frames in Fast Frame packets, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03329) | 88.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03329) | 86.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 87.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 7.99% (0.07986) | 94.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 7.99% (0.07986) | 94.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 8.92% (0.08921) | 94.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 7.86% (0.07863) | 94.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 10.72% (0.10717) | 94.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 11.75% (0.11754) | 94.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 11.39% (0.11390) | 94.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.28% (0.11282) | 94.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- http://madwifi.org/ticket/1335 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://madwifi.org/wiki/Security x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://osvdb.org/36635 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25339 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25622 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25763 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25861 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26083 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:132 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470674/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24114 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1919 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34455 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
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